Author: Lilian Azuh

A 37- year -old auto dealer, Ikechukwu Ogbonna, aka IVD, was on Monday arraigned before a Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over the alleged manslaughter of his late wife Abimbola, who died in a fire incident at their residence in the Lekki area of the state. The defendant was arraigned on one count of involuntary manslaughter in suit No LD/21055C/23 preferred against him by the Lagos State Government. The prosecuting counsel, Adeshola Bello, told the court that there was a mix-up in the date the alleged offence was committed. “We have on record October 10 but the date…

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The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Siminaliayi Fubara, has been declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. The Independent National Electoral Commission declared Fabura the winner of the poll on Monday night. The PDP’s flagbearer won in the 23 Local Government Areas of the state. The INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, said the PDP candidate polled 302,614 votes to defeat his closet rival Tonye Cole of the All Progressives Congress who scored 95,274 votes. The Social Democratic Party candidate, Senator Magnus Abe, and Labour Party’s Beatrice Itubo came a distant third and fourth with 46,981 and…

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THE European Union Election Observation Mission to Nigeria 2023 yesterday condemned the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for failing to live up to expectations in the country’s electoral process. The Chief Observer, EU Election Observation Mission, Barry Andrews, in his preliminary statement on the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections, said Nigerians yearned for democracy and were ready to be involved in democracy. He, however, noted that the appetite was lost due to failures by the political elite and INEC. Andrews said: “Throughout the mission, we saw that Nigerians have a great appetite for democracy and are keen to engage…

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No fewer than 27 persons were killed during the March 18 governorship and House of Assembly elections across the country, a report by a leading intelligence organization, SB Intelligence stated on Monday. The deaths were recorded in 10 states out of the 28 where governorship elections were conducted, according to the report. The report said at least six persons were killed on election day in Rivers and Benue states; while five died in Delta, three in Lagos, two in Akwa-Ibom, and one each in Cross River, Ebonyi, Niger, Kebbi and Katsina states. The organisation said the casualty figure might be…

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INEC has declared Governor Babagana Zulum as the winner of Borno State’s governorship election. Mr Zulum, who is the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the election, polled 545, 543 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mohammed Jajari of the PDP, who polled 82, 147 votes. The INEC returning officer for the election, Jude Rabo, made the declaration in Maiduguri, the state capital. Mr Zulum polled the majority votes in all the 27 local government areas of the state to emerge as the winner of the contest that earned him a second term of four years. A total of 650, 533 persons…

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Leon Edwards clung on to his welterweight title with a second successive win over Kamaru Usman on Saturday night at the 02 Arena in London. Having won the belt with a stunning final-round head kick last August, Edwards needed the judges at UFC 286 in London, but ran out a deserved winner after five rounds. Two judges scored the fight in Edwards’ favour by two rounds (48-46), while the third scored the bout a draw (47-47). “He didn’t get any takedowns and I was defending multiple of his shots,” said the winner. “I want to say thank you to him,…

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